The term "grit size" here means the sizes
of diamond/CBN crystals. The grinding efficiency of diamond/CBN
tool or finish of a workpiece depends, to a great extent,
on the grit size of tools.
Application range for
each of grit size
Grinding Process
Rough Grinding
Semi-finishing
Finishing
Lapping
Grit No.
80/100 ~ 120/140
120/140 ~ 200/230
200/230 ~ 40/50um
40/50um ~ 0/1um
Finish achieved by using
each of grit sizes
Grit sizes
Surface finish after working
Resin bonded
Metal bonded
Vitreous bonded
Electroplated bonded
80/100 ~ 100/120
/
¨Œ6 ~ ¨Œ8
¨Œ7 ~ ¨Œ8
¨Œ6 ~ ¨Œ8
100/120 ~ 140/170
¨Œ8 ~ ¨Œ9
¨Œ7 ~ ¨Œ9
¨Œ8 ~ ¨Œ9
¨Œ7 ~ ¨Œ9
140/170 ~ 230/270
¨Œ9 ~ ¨Œ10
¨Œ8 ~ ¨Œ9
¨Œ9 ~ ¨Œ10
¨Œ8 ~ ¨Œ9
270/325 ~ 10/20um
¨Œ10 ~ ¨Œ11
¨Œ10 ~ ¨Œ11
¨Œ10 ~ ¨Œ11
¨Œ9 ~ ¨Œ11
10/20um ~ 2.5/5um
¨Œ11 ~ ¨Œ12
¨Œ11 ~ ¨Œ12
/
¨Œ11 ~ ¨Œ12
2.5/5um ~ 1/2.5um
¨Œ12 ~ ¨Œ13
/
/
/
Comparative Chart of
grain sizes
Size range in um
ANSI
FEBA
425/300
40/50
426
300/250
50/60
301
250/212
60/70
251
212/180
70/80
213
180/150
80/100
180
150/125
100/120
151
125/106
120/140
126
106/90
140/170
107
90/75
170/200
91
75/63
200/230
76
63/53
230/270
64
53/45
270/325
54
45/38
325/400
46
38/25
400/500
The grit designation is
prefixed with D to denote diamond and B to denote CBN.
Sieving
with W.S.Tyler Group¡¯s sieves(USA), the mesh size Shansun
keep in not more than 5%.